Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Lug Nuts #2

I’m trying my best to get back into a routine now that everyone is back to work and school. With the weather turning so cold after Christmas I found myself just wanted to hibernate instead of quilt. Spent a good week cuddled up on the couch under a few quilts watching TV or playing games on my tablet. I stupidly downloaded Candy Crush and have regretted ever since. My ‘ must finish what I have started’ personality is more suited to games that have an end like Scrabble not games that go on and on and on! Oh well, some brainless fun is good for the soul too right?
Now to the first quilt of 2015! This is Yvonne’sLug Nuts quilt that she made at the class I taught in August at our guild. She used a Moda line called Bee My Honey and I used the Bayside panto on it. Light grey So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

It is –26’c with a –37’c windchill when I was out taking these pictures today. It as a quick photo shoot and ended when the tip of my nose keep freezing to my camera, time to go back inside to thaw out and get the snotsicles off my camera!

When Yvonne was piecing this quilt I was curious how her striped fabric would look in the lug nuts blocks. The striped fabric was printed in the 45’ angle, not perpendicular or parallel to the selvage and it ended up giving the block a spinning effect which I really like.

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I have been quilting for over 25 years and have turned my passion for quilting into a home business. Tamarack Shack Longarm Quilting opened it's doors January 2009 on the shores of Schist Lake in Northern Manitoba. I have recently moved to Emo, ON and looking forward to discovering all the beauty of the area and meeting new quilters.
This blog is where I share photos of my quilts as well as my clients quilts. I design quilting patterns with my friend Lori Suss and we call our pattern company Highway 10 Designs. I also enjoy nature photography and try to combine my two passions of quilting and photography in my blog posts.
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